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African Day 2026: Strengthening the role of the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) in advancing policy frameworks for Agenda 2063

Oni Innocent EliasIntroductionAfrican Day 2026 offers a strategic moment for reflection on Africa’s development trajectory under the African Union’s long-term blueprint—Agenda 2063: THE AFRICA WE WANT ...
Reuters

African Development Bank

AfDB expects Africa's economic growth to slow to 4.2% due to the Middle East crisis Africa's economic growth is expected to slow slightly to 4.2% this year from 4.4% last year, the African Development ...
The Economist

In African development, big is beautiful again

THE START of operations at a $20bn oil refinery in Nigeria in 2024 showcased a vision of development that is popular among Africa’s elites. Its owner, Aliko Dangote, who is also the continent’s ...
World Bank

The Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence: A Pathway towards Sustainable Development - High-Level Meetings with Partners

The Africa Centers of Excellence project (ACEs) is the first large scale regional program funded by the World Bank in the higher education sector in Africa. It addresses higher-level skills ...
The Conversation

African development banks need scale, urgently. Here’s how it can be done

The African Development Bank Group headquarters in Le Plateau, the business district of the Ivorian capital Abidjan. Issouf Sanogo /AFP via Getty Images Developing countries in general, and African ...